1978 · Hankin
FJ
Known for Top saucer, F and J, Triple Target and Lower left saucer. Flame and sunset sky, green rolling hills with fence posts and stylised blue cloud banks.
- Year
- 1978
- Maker
- Hankin
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 4
Known for
- saucer
Top saucer
- Target
F and J
- Target
Triple Target
- saucer
Lower left saucer
- saucer
Lower right saucer
On the playfield
- red
- yellow
- blue
- black
- 2 flippers
- 3 pop bumpers
- 1 ramp
- 2 target banks
- 2 slingshots
Holes 3
- Top saucer saucer
- Lower left saucer saucer
- Lower right saucer saucer
Spinner 1
- Orbit spinners
Targets 2
- F and J
- Triple Target
Lanes 2
- Star rollovers rollovers
- Out lanes
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Young blonde woman, long wavy hair, dark green sleeveless dress, bracelet on raised wrist, standing at left of centre in profile facing right with one arm lifted
- vehicle Bright red open-top sports car airborne mid-jump, headlamps lit, flames and speed streaks trailing, a driver's head visible in the cockpit
- vehicle Large teal-green car head filling the lower third, chrome grille with vertical bars, chrome bumper, two round headlamp pods, small red centre badge
Setting
- Flame and sunset sky
- Green rolling hills with fence posts
- Stylised blue cloud banks
Text on it
- HIGH SCORE TO DATE
- HANKIN
- FJ HOLDEN - 1978
Made by
- Art
- Mike Eggleston
Reference
Linked terms
- Triple Target also called Lower left targets
- Lower left saucer also called Side saucers
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- red
- yellow
- blue
- black
Fingerprint: Enormous red-and-yellow striped ramp curving down entire right edge enclosing right third, three round pop bumpers with blue-and-gold sunburst caps under rainbow arch, black playfield with carnival fireworks motif and temple canopy at top centre, two blue-and-orange flame-painted slings
The single most memorable element is the enormous red-and-yellow striped ramp that curves from the top right down the whole right-hand edge of the playfield, enclosing the right third. Second, three identical round pop bumpers with blue-and-gold sunburst caps clustered in the upper centre under a rainbow arch. Third, a black playfield background with a carnival fireworks motif - starbursts, streamers and a temple or stage canopy at the top centre - rather than any recognisable narrative scene. Fourth, the pair of matching blue-and-orange flame-painted sling plastics facing each other across the lower middle. There is no large title logo anywhere on the playfield; the only manufacturer wording is on a white specification card taped to the lower left.
Setting
- Black playfield background
- Rainbow-coloured arch of curved bands across the top left
- Temple or stage canopy with striped awning at top centre
- Purple and magenta swirl panels on the left
- Large yellow and orange cloud of smoke on the right
- Long red-yellow striped ramp on the right edge
- Black and white striped border band along the lower left and lower right
Symbols
- Starbursts and exploding firework shapes
- Curling ribbon streamers in green, red and pink
- Swirl and scroll motifs on a magenta panel at the left
- Red five-pointed stars inside white rectangular card shapes left and right of centre
- Clouds of yellow and orange smoke
- A red circular 'game over' disc between the flippers
- A wire spinner between the upper bumpers
- Painted arrows pointing up the centre lane
- Black-and-white striped border bands
Notable shapes
- Huge enclosing curved ramp dominating the right third
- Concentric rainbow arch at the top
- Three clustered round bumpers in a triangle
- A central fan of narrow radiating green, orange and red lanes
- Two inward-facing flame-painted sling triangles forming a funnel to the flippers
Art motifs
- Airbrushed hand-painted gradients
- Concentric rainbow bands
- Starburst sunburst motifs on the bumper caps
- Flame patterns on the sling plastics
- Radiating straight lines fanning out from the top-centre canopy
Themes
- Carnival
- Fireworks
- Rainbow
- Slots or bonus ladder
- Abstract novelty
Text on it
- HANKIN
- A. Hankin & Company
- Newcastle, Australia
- Game: PJ
- Pinball: David Hankin
- Artwork: Mike Eggleston
- Manufacture Date: 1977
- Total Production: 200
- SHOOT AGAIN
- GAME OVER
- JACKPOT LIT
- SHOT
- SUPER JACKPOT
- ADVANCE
- 2000
- 3000 BONUS ADVANCE
- 3000
- 3500 BONUS ADVANCE
- 3500
- 5000
- 3 BONUS ADVANCE
- 2 BONUS ADVANCE
- 2 PLAYER INSTRUCTIONS
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | Stylised decorative motifs only - no human or character figures; firework starbursts, curling green and red streamers, and swirl patterns in place of figures |
A late-1970s solid-state electro-mechanical playfield photographed under glass in a worn cabinet, shot straight down from the front. The art is a bright carnival/fireworks spectacle on a black ground: a rainbow arch of green, yellow, orange and red bands spans the top-left, a temple-like stage with a striped canopy sits top centre, and a huge red-to-yellow striped ramp sweeps down the entire right side. Three round pop bumpers with blue-and-gold starburst caps fill the upper middle, flanked by white posts with chrome caps and a wire spinner between them. Down the centre lane run eight white round lamps in two columns, with dark round drop targets in a vertical column on each side. Two large blue-and-orange flame-decorated sling plastics sit left and right of the lower middle. Two white flippers with red rubber at the bottom, a red 'GAME OVER' disc between them, a glowing red lamp left of centre, and printed 2000/3000/5000 bonus legends over the lower playfield. Dominant colours are red, yellow, blue and black, with hot air in hand-painted airbrushed style.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- red
- teal
- orange
- yellow
Fingerprint: h, cracked chrome letter H dominating top with orange-teal fault line, HANKIN in gold, blonde woman in green dress reaching toward flying red sports car, enormous teal-green car nose filling lower third with round headlamps, hand-inked comic airbrush style red teal orange
A gigantic chrome letter H with a jagged crack running through it dominates the top of the glass, with the name HANKIN printed in gold beside it. Below it, a red open-top sports car is drawn flying through the air trailing flame while a blonde woman in a green dress reaches out towards it. The bottom third is filled by the huge chrome nose of a teal-green car, its vertical grille bars and two big round headlamp pods staring out at the viewer.
Setting
- Flame and sunset sky
- Green rolling hills with fence posts
- Stylised blue cloud banks
Symbols
- Spear-point chrome trim on score windows
- Yellow/green/red numbered markers 1 2 3 4
- Starburst spark glint on the green car
- Octagonal bevelled red border
Lettering
- Chunky three-dimensional chrome block letter with teal side panel; supporting text in flat gold and pink condensed sans-serif capitals
Themes
- Hot rod
- Speed
- Custom car
- Comic pop art
Title on it
- H
Text on it
- HIGH SCORE TO DATE
- HANKIN
- FJ HOLDEN - 1978
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Young blonde woman, long wavy hair, dark green sleeveless dress, bracelet on raised wrist, standing at left of centre in profile facing right with one arm lifted |
| Vehicle | Bright red open-top sports car airborne mid-jump, headlamps lit, flames and speed streaks trailing, a driver's head visible in the cockpit |
| Vehicle | Large teal-green car head filling the lower third, chrome grille with vertical bars, chrome bumper, two round headlamp pods, small red centre badge |
A photographed backglass in a black wooden frame with an octagonal bevelled red border. Dominating the top centre is a huge three-dimensional chrome-and-teal block letter H, cracked across its face with a jagged orange-and-teal fault line, standing against red flame-like cloud swirls and orange sunset bands. To its right, in gold block capitals, is the word HANKIN. Small pink lettering at upper left reads HIGH SCORE TO DATE. Two long chrome-framed rectangular windows at upper left and upper right each hold banks of segment-style score digits, flanked by spear-point chrome trim. Six coloured numeral markers (yellow, green, red) run down the left and right edges as 1, 2, 3, 4. In the centre, a blonde woman in a dark green sleeveless dress stands left of frame with one arm raised toward a bright red open-top sports car that leaps through the air trailing flames; the driver's head is visible inside. The lower half is dominated by the enormous chrome grille, bumper and two round headlamp pods of a teal-green car, seen head-on. The style is flat, saturated, hand-inked comic-cartoon airbrush art in red, teal, orange, yellow and chrome silver.